Rainbow Science Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Bend and split): 1. Fill a clear glass with water and set it on a steady, sunny windowsill. 2. Put white paper on the floor where the sunlight passes through the glass. 3. Move the paper or glass slowly until a rainbow appears. 4. Never look straight at the Sun.
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- 1.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 2.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it in a mirror (b) look at it through glass (c) never look at the Sun (d) stare at the Sun
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) a clear glass of water (c) yeast (d) bright sunlight
- 4.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) the rainbow fades (b) it floats away (c) it turns brighter (d) it turns all red
- 6.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a sunny window (c) a magnet (d) bright sunlight
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same glass (b) the amount of water (c) the same window (d) the time of day
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a sunny window (d) bright sunlight
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a mirror (d) bright sunlight
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a magnet (d) a clear glass of water
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a sheet of white paper
- 13.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) bright sunlight (c) a mirror (d) yeast
- 15.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) in front of you (b) under the ground (c) behind you (d) straight above you
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sunny window (c) a battery cell (d) a clear glass of water
- 17.True or false: a sheet of white paper is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) yellow (b) red (c) orange (d) violet
- 19.True or false: a clear glass of water is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is kept the same? (a) brightness of rainbow (b) the amount of water (c) the time of day
- 22.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) water splits the light (b) the paper makes colours (c) the glass is painted (d) the water is coloured
- 23.True or false: a sunny window is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the time of day”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 25.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so the Sun moves (b) so it does not fall (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns blue
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: brightness of rainbow is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) bright sunlight (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 29.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
- 30.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a shadow of ice (b) a small rainbow (c) snow falling (d) a magnet
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) magnets (b) balloons (c) clouds (d) prisms
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same glass (b) the time of day (c) the amount of water (d) brightness of rainbow
- 34.True or false: a sheet of white paper is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) a sheet of white paper (c) bright sunlight (d) a battery cell
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is kept the same? (a) brightness of rainbow (b) the amount of water (c) the same window
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same white paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
Answer key
- 7
- never look at the Sun
- yeast
- False
- the rainbow fades
- needed
- a magnet
- the amount of water
- turmeric powder
- a mirror
- a magnet
- a sheet of white paper
- 6
- bright sunlight
- behind you
- a battery cell
- False
- violet
- True
- True
- the time of day
- water splits the light
- True
- we keep it the same
- so it does not fall
- False
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- 7
- a small rainbow
- False
- prisms
- brightness of rainbow
- True
- a battery cell
- the same window
- True
- not needed
- 5
- we keep it the same
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